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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

The picture here is not good, and laying it out honestly is more useful than softening it. Two probation violations on top of nearly a year of absconding and a failure to appear is a stack of problems that gives a judge very little reason to extend leniency again. Each of those issues on its own would be serious. Together, they tell a story of someone who was given multiple opportunities to comply and chose not to engage with

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Subject: Sentencing questions

Possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram is a state jail felony with a punishment range of 6 months to 2 years state jail (no parole from state jail) and a fine of up to $10,000. Due to the overwhelming number of state jail dope cases, the law requires probation in many cases.

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Subject: Send inmate mail

The reply depends on the inmate

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Subject: Inmate search

The InmateAid database is updated weekly, which covers the majority of facilities that report transfers and releases on a regular schedule. That said, not every jail and prison pushes updates at the same pace. Some facilities are slower to report transfers through official channels, which means there can be a lag between when an inmate actually moves and when that move shows up in any public-facing database including ours. If you know your son has transferred to a new

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Correct, they must first go through Admissions and Orientation. Once they have completed that successfully, they will be allowed to make phone calls and have visitation.

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Subject: Inmate transfer

The release date of the current location is the deadline. Any time before that would just be good fortune.

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Subject: Send inmate money

they are given a receipt from their case manager or counselor

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Each InmateAid phone line is set up for one forward-to number at a time. That means the InmateAid number your inmate dials routes to one specific number on the outside, whether that is yours or someone else's. If your inmate needs to reach multiple people at the discounted rate, the solution is to set up multiple lines, one for each person who wants to receive calls at the lower price. Each line has its own InmateAid number that forwards

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

Paid restitution will not block the transfer. Once the financial obligation is satisfied, that is no longer a barrier to release or to transferring supervision to another state. What does have to happen is a formal process between the two states before he can go home to Alabama. Interstate supervision transfers are governed by the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, which is an agreement between all 50 states that establishes how parolees and probationers can move between states

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Subject: Work release

Oh yeah, the CDCR - Antelope Adult Conservation (Fire) Camp #25 in Susanville CA certainly does... and all that death-defying risk for $1.00 per hour...!

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